This headline show, though, sees him get rid of the others for a solo performance that is all about him.Marr and mate Steven Morrissey were the driving forces behind The Smiths, the Manchester indie band who defined an era of guitar music and were one of the key influences on the Britpop bands that exploded in the Nineties.

The Queen Is Dead, How Soon Is Now?, This Charming Man – the band’s classic tunes were matched only by their intelligent yet prickly demeanour.

Post-Smiths, Marr’s continued to work and gig, and has played with a who’s who of alt and indie talent. Paul McCartney? Yup, shortly after The Smiths’ demise.

He was briefly a member of The Pretenders, too, and then part of New Zealand musician Neil Finn’s 7 Worlds Collide, with Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder and Radiohead’s Phil Selway no less. In the mid-Noughties he joined Montreal indie-rock legends Modest Mouse.

Then, after a meeting at the 2008 NME Awards, he join the brothers Jarman in The Cribs, touring and recording on their fourth LP Ignore The Ignorant before setting off for pastures new.

His first solo album, The Messenger, is the current period’s produce, and this is the first time he’s taken it out on the road. Take your chance to see a living legend.

Gig: Republica

Ready To Go and Drop Dead Gorgeous are the dance-rock mega-hits that made Republica radio regulars at the height of Britpop and Cool Britannia, which saw them grace many a Nineties US teen movie soundtrack.

Lead singer Saffron and the boys are back now touring new EP and single, Christiana Obey.

Club: Bass Culture Clash Tour

This musical competition has been touring the UK and drops in to town with a host of up-and-coming talent (Stylo G and Lady Leshurr) and established legends (Top Cat and Skibadee) for a night that celebrates Jamaican music and its influence on the British bass scene through a live music battle.

Festival watch: Secret Garden Party

Belgian dance-rockers Soulwax and London-via-Edinburgh indie troupe Django Django (above), who won a Mercury Prize nom for their self-titled debut last year, will grace the Great Stage at this festival in beautiful sculpted gardens in Cambridgeshire.

This year’s theme is superstition. Make shapes as XFM’s Eddy Temple Morris curates the Temple of Boom dance tent or hire a boat and paddle into a tranquil lake. Chilled out festivities.